20 Aves. 
AVES. 
found in the journal of this enterprising young naturalist, and a full 
account of his ornithological collection, with his field-notes, illustrated 
by two coloured plates, and description of a new species, is contained in 
Appendix II. pp. 294-328, by R. B. Sharpe {infra, p. 27). 
Oesterreich, Rudolph von. Eine Orientreise. Wien : 1881, 8vo. 
Ornithologische Reiseskizzen, ii. pp. 216-258. 
In this account of the travels of the Crown Prince of Austria, 
numerous allusions to birds are scattered through the pages of the 
general work. The “ Ornithologische Reiseskizzen ” are also published in 
MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1881, pp. 57-66, but without any author’s name. 
OuSTALET, E. See Megapodiidce. 
P ALACK Y, J. Skizze des Vortrages fiber die Wanderungen der Vogel. 
MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1881, p. 23. 
Palmen, J. a. See Sundman, G. ; also Bernicla ruficollis \_Anatidaf\. 
Paolucci, L. Sopra alcune specie rare di uccelli italiani. Atti Acc. Rom. 
(3) Trans v. pp. 84-86. 
The species are Emheriza ccesia, E, melanocephala, Cygnus olor, Colym- 
hus arcticus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Phalacrocorax graculus, Anthus 
cervinus, Motacilla melanocephala, Petronia stulta. [Several of these 
birds can hardly'be considered rare in Italy.] 
Parker, H. Notes, chiefly Oological, from North-West Ceylon. Str. 
Feath. ix. pp. 475-491. 
Highly interesting observations, supplementary to W. V. Legge’s 
“ Birds of Ceylon,” of which they may be considered the first fruits. 
Pelzeln, a. V. Ueber Fasanbastarde. MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1881, 
p. 6. 
. Ueber Dr. Breitstein’s zweite Sendung von Saugethieren und 
Vogeln aus Borneo. Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxx. pp. 26 & 27. 
The $ of Polyplectron schleiermacheri (Phasianidre), is here described 
for the first time : there being only one other bird (a Nectarinia) in the 
collection. 
Ueber eine Sendung von Vogeln aus Central-Afrika. Verb. z.-b. 
Wien, xxxi, pp. 141-155, 
On a collection of 150 skins obtained by Emin Bey, in the country 
between Lado and the Albert Nyanza. Eremomela hypoxantha, sp. n. 
[^Sylviidce'] Icteropsis, g. n. [Ploceidce] are described, with other sexes and 
plumages for the first time. 
. Ueber Dr. Emin Bey’s zweite Sendung von Vogeln aus Central 
Afrika. Tom. cit. p. 605. 
This second collection contains 84 species, many of them of much 
interest, 21 of them being new to the district although not to science. 
. Bericht fiber die Leistungen in des Naturgeschichte der Vogel 
wahrend des Jahres 1880. Arch. f. Nat. 1881, pp. 389-464. 
The annual record of ornithological literature, showing the author’s 
customary care and research. 
